Phil Lapp

The message of the Cross comes to us, as God’s children, not as a message of condemnation but from our Father’s heart full of love and purpose for us. A purpose to share His holiness with us, not only waiting for our final transformation into His likeness when we see Him, but now, as we…

1 Peter 4:1 Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin.” To arm myself with the same purpose….is to change my mindset about taking up the Cross and following Jesus. The natural mind does not accept…

In Matthew 20:17-19 Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem and on the way, He took the twelve aside by themselves…. Here Jesus began to share with them the message of the Cross clearly. Yet, Luke 18:31-34 tells us they understood none of these things, and this saying was hidden from them. This is…

In Matthew 20:1-16 We read of two groups of workers in the Kingdom of Heaven. #1. The first group was hired for a predetermined wage. #2. The second group of workers worked in the vineyard in faith. The first group of Christians are those who come to Christ for a reward. Their dealings with God…